(1)    This Order may be cited as the Croydon Primary Care Trust (Establishment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.

(2)    In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

“operational date” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 5A to the National Health Service Act 1977;

“the trust” means the Croydon Primary Care Trust established by article 2 of this Order.

(1)    There is hereby established with effect from 1st April 2002 a Primary Care Trust to be called the Croydon Primary Care Trust.

(2)    The operational date of the trust shall be 1st April 2002.

The trust shall be established for the area specified in the Schedule to this Order.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

John Hutton

Minister of State,

Department of Health

20th March 2002

The London Borough of Croydon.

This Order establishes the Croydon Primary Care Trust (“the trust”), as provided for under section 16A of the National Health Service Act 1977. It specifies the trust's establishment and operational dates (article 2) and the area for which it is established (article 3 and the Schedule).